Chuppah Hijinx

A friend of mine who is Jewish is getting married in the summer.  One traditional element of the Jewish wedding ceremony is the chuppah (pronounced hupper), a four cornered canopy that the couple stand under.  

A chuppah (just in case you hadn't guessed)

Rather than hire a chuppah like many couples do, my friend wants something a lot more special which her and her husband can keep for ever.

She came up with the idea of asking all of their friends and family to provide squares of fabric (either plain or decorated) which could be pieced together into a patchwork chuppah which will become a wall hanging after the wedding.

I was delighted when she asked me to coordinate the creation of the chuppah, and to make a square of my own.  Her fiance and her have given everyone free reign on what their finished square looks like, with their only request being that people use bright colours.  I can't wait to see people's squares and start piecing them together.

Today I made a start on my contribution.  I have decided to raid my stash and create a scrappy crazy log cabin style square using as many different colours and patterns as possible.  The pictures below show my progress so far...

Right, where shall I start?

 

 

I'm really pleased with how it is going so far, but I want to make it even more colourful by adding additional colours, trims and embellishments.